Rock & Pop Music

Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present tells of an explosive musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on popul...

It started off so well. As Jon Lord enthused in the October 1975 issue of Melody Maker: 'Tommy can't be so bad for us with so many good ideas. All ...

No other band has affected modern progressive metal as deeply or widely as American quintet Dream Theater. Formed at Berklee College of Music) as M...

The appeal of the Beatles is everlasting. Millions of fans from all over the world continue to revel in the bands eternal hits and their music stan...

In 1989, Bob Mould took a left turn. Already legendary before his 30th birthday for his noise-and-nuance work in Hüsker Dü, Mould had recently walk...

Look What I Dun is the story of Slade told through the eyes of drummer Don Powell whose life was shattered when, in 1973 at the height of the group...

When Alice Cooper became the stuff of legend in the early '70s, their shows were monuments of fun and invention. Riding on a string of hits like I'...

For the past fifty years, Rolling Stone has been a leading voice in journalism, cultural criticism, andabove allmusic. This landmark book documents...

It started as a donkey derby, a small local charity event, but when plans for the 1971 Isle of Wight Festival fell through, Clacton Round Table dec...

Steeleye Span have been at the forefront of British folk-rock for almost half a century. Formed in 1969 by Ashley Hutchings after his departure fro...

Going Deaf for a Living is Steve Lamacqs candid reflection of several decades spent on the frontline of the alternative music scene. As a writer at...

Jim Simpson of Big Bear Records has been involved in the music business for nearly 60 years, as musician, bandleader, promoter, record producer, fe...

Black British Music and the people who made it, from Tudor times to the mid '60s.This is a story of empire, colonialism and then the new energies r...

Formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980, R.E.M. released their first single, Radio Free Europe, in 1981. By the time the band broke up they had recorded...

***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER***The tell-all memoir from the loudest, proudest Spice Girl and the truth behind the headlines.As one-fifth o...

BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 - MOJO MAGAZINE & UNCUT MAGAZINE In early '77 I asked Grant if he'd form a band with me. `No,' was his blunt reply. Grant...

The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how the worlds most popular and influential rock and pop acts got thei...

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book PrizeOver the course of a thirteen-album and multi-award-winning career with Squeeze, it was clear from the ...

By 1985 Tom Petty had already obtained legendary status. He had fame. He had money. But he was restless, hoping to stretch his artistry beyond the ...

Music affects every person.  It is the soundtrack of our happiness, zest for achievement and relationships to others.  Music brings great ideas and...

The number of musicians who died at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. (Although) humans die regularly at all ages, there is a statistical spi...